Saturday Stat Series: Social Media and B2B vs. B2C

There are probably as many different ways to use social media sites as there are people using them!So it stands to reason that different types of businesses will use social media to different extents.In the chart below , we see the differences in levels of social media engagement between B2B marketers, and B2C marketers.Check it out:

Since B2C marketers are looking to engage directly with consumers, it stands to reason that a greater percentage of them report being “very involved” or “fully integrated” with social media, as opposed to B2B marketers.But this doesn’t mean that social media cannot be useful to B2B marketing—it offers a way to keep track of larger movements in industries, advertise services, and produce educational content.36 percent of B2B marketers report their social media engagement as “moderately involved,” and only 1 in 10 report no involvement at all.So make sure to sign in and connect on whatever sites you use!

Have a social media-related anecdote for us?Want to talk about the ways it can benefit different sectors of the industry?Start a discussion in the comments!

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